Day 221: The Celebration of Marriage (2026)
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What is the Catholic Church’s teaching on the purpose and goodness of marriage?
Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Catechism in Year podcast, where we encounter God's plan of sure goodness for us, revealed in Scripture and passed down through the tradition of the Catholic faith. The Catechism in Year is brought to you by Ascension. In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church, discovering our identity and God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home. This is day 221. We are reading paragraphs 1618 to 1624. As always, I'm using the Ascension Edition. Of the Catechism, which includes a foundations of faith approach, but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. You can also download your own catechism in a year reading plan by visiting AscensionPress.com/slash CIY.
And lastly, you can click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates and daily notifications because today is 221 B. Baker Street. It is day 221, reading paragraphs 1618 to 1624. Yesterday we talked about um the pedigree. Pedagogy of God's teaching us about what marriage is and how Jesus has established in an unequivocal way, right? The indissolubility of marriage, the original meaning of marriage. Jesus recovers and gives back to us. And this is just the high call, the high call of marriage today. We're gonna take a couple next steps. First next step is virginity for the sake of the kingdom. It might seem strange to talk about virginity for the sake of the kingdom when you're talking about holy matrimony, but I don't think it's strange at all because
Here's the thing. Sometimes people will say, and I'll say this again probably. Sometimes people will say, Oh, so you Catholics, you have people who give up or celibate for the sake of the kingdom, right? Virginity for the sake of the kingdom. Well, isn't that prohibited in the New Testament? Is doesn't it say that, you know, the days will come when people will prohibit marriage? And that's what you're doing right now. No no no no no. That is not the case. Let me correct you. Uh virginity for the sake of the kingdom is not Catholics saying marriage is bad, I'm not gonna do it. That's what was warned against in the New Testament.
How does the Catechism describe virginity ‘for the sake of the Kingdom’ and its relation to marriage?
Virginity for the sake of the kingdom is Okay. Marriage is so good, marriage is such a great good. I'm going to give up this great good for the sake of an even greater good, the kingdom of heaven. And so it's it's not giving up a bad for the good because marriage is not bad. Marriage is a great good. I'm gonna give up this great good for an even greater good for the sake of the kingdom of God. Now, the next thing we're gonna talk about is we're gonna launch into kind of some nuts and bolts-ish kind of things that on the celebration of marriage. And so we're gonna have about, I don't know, three or four paragraphs, just talk about the celebration of marriage. And then tomorrow we'll talk about that matrimonial consent and all those old kind of deets.
We're gonna go talk about some details, but today we're gonna kick it off by just kind of giving the intro to the celebration. Celebration of marriage, and here's how marriages go. I know a lot of people that don't haven't ever been to a Catholic wedding. And so we're gonna talk about some of those aspects today as well. So virginity for the sake of the kingdom and celebration of marriage. Before that, let's pray. Father in heaven. Oh, God, you're so good. You're so good that you you give us these gifts and and we don't do anything to deserve them. You give us life and we did nothing to deserve it. You give us love and we did nothing to deserve it. deserve it. You call us to be love. in this world to to give love to the people around us.
To be like you. And we don't even Realize so often. The great gifts that you continue to pour out on us. So Lord, please open our eyes so we can see your gifts. Open our hearts that we can be grateful for your gifts. The gift of life, the gift of the heart that is in our chest, the the breath that is in our lungs, the The ability to know who you are.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the Catholic Church’s teaching on the purpose and goodness of marriage?
0:05–1:53
2
How does the Catechism describe virginity ‘for the sake of the Kingdom’ and its relation to marriage?
1:53–3:33
3
Why must a Catholic wedding celebration be valid, worthy, and fruitful?
3:33–7:17
4
What are the essential requirements for a marriage to be considered valid in the Latin rite?
7:17–8:59
5
How do the Eastern Catholic churches involve bishops or priests in the validity of the sacrament?
8:59–10:41
6
What is the role of the nuptial blessing and epiclesis in the wedding liturgy?
10:41–12:36
7
How do couples and the community honor the moment when the sacrament is ratified after the rings?
12:36–14:25
8
What are the future topics (matrimonial consent, mixed marriages, sacramental effects) that will be explored next?
14:25–16:02